The Managing Director of Lincoln College International, Simon Plummer, said: “We were delighted to officially put pen to paper during the ceremony at the Colleges of Excellence headquarters.

“His Excellency Dr Ali bin Nasser Al Ghafis, the Governor of Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, was keen to emphasise the Kingdom’s commitment to improving the employment prospects of Saudi men and women and we’re honoured to be part of this mission.

“This contract win strengthens Lincoln College’s standing as a world-class technical and vocational training college and helps to put Lincoln and the UK on the world stage in terms of education.”

Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise, Matthew Hancock, has been keen to underline the UK Government’s support for the UK bids.

“These deals are a vote of confidence in the UK’s improving education system,” he said.

“Exporting helps companies grow and is a vital part of the Government’s long-term economic plan to create jobs and reduce the deficit.

“I visited Saudi Arabia earlier this year in support of UK bidders and am particularly pleased that they will soon be offering high-quality practical skills training to an additional 24,000 Saudi students including 14,000 Saudi women.

“I look forward to seeing the UK’s education and training presence continue to grow in Saudi Arabia and internationally. I encourage any company with global ambitions to contact UKTI.”

I spent 20 yrs teaching in KSA. education/training in Saudi is excellent. the trouble is they won't work when they graduate. they are lazy buggers and have no work ethic. take your heads out of the sand and wise up.

wow what a moron you have just made yourself look, so much for "equality", whats wrong with helping educate Saudi Arabian men and women? I could say legalising gay marriage in the UK was making a pact with a "devil" but im not a narrow minded hypocrite,